"I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These are merely tools used by sensitive men to carve out a piece of beauty or truth that they hope may lead to peace and salvation."

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Source : Gil Scott-Heron (1990). “So Far, So Good”

Gil Scott-Heron

#Pride Quotes #Men Quotes #Expression Quotes

“I am a morning person and start work, whether composing, rehearsing, preparing syllabi/tests, or proofing an article or manuscript, early in the morning before the flood of e-mails, phone calls and disturbances, usually by my four cats! I like to do projects that I can become passionate about - women in the arts and mentoring students. Like all of us, if we enjoy what we are doing, it's not work, and we might even get paid for it!”

Source : Source: www.barbaraharbach.com
“I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind that God should have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.”
“Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.”
“I like to make sculpture because it makes my life social. When I make drawings, I work alone. When I work with sculpture I have someone I can work with.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.”
“I don't want to be overdramatic about it, but I'm starting to see a lot of my bad habits get the best of me.”
“. . . owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do.”

Source : John Grogan (2008). “Marley & Me tie-in: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog”, William Morrow Paperbacks
“It is hard to swear when sex is not dirty and blasphemy does not exist.”

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